Chuck,
I envy you. I've always loved planes growing up, especially WW2 aircraft.
The P-51 Allison v-12 is much 'smoother and quiter', than the rolls royce
'griffin' engine, but the Rolls engine put out a lot more HP. I've never had
the
pleasure of riding in either a P-51 or Spitfire. The closest thing I've got to
to that was a AT-6 with an 820hp Pratt and Whitney, but I loved every minute of
it :-)
- Bryan
>To: "Kent J. Miller" <Bushwacker4@prodigy.net>, "Spridgets"
<Spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Sweet Sounds
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>p-51 allison v-12, and some models had the rolls royce merlin v-12
>spitfires were all rolls royce powered i believe. as a child i have had a
>ride in both planes compliments ofthe experimental aircraft association fly
>ins in rockford illnois and later oshkosh wis. . all i had to do was help
>the owners clean their planes and ask for a ride in exchange, with my
>parents consent. my dad had a pt-26 flight trainer which was the fairchild
>pt-19 outfitted with a canvas dome shaped hood for rear pilot to train for
>instrument flying. we also had a j-3 piper cub and an old pre war stinson
>that was radial powered. you guys are right about the sounds of these
>engines. i tend to run out of my shop when i hear an old familiar growl
>clawing for air over the shop.
>
>chuck.
>way too calorie challenged to fit into any of thoes sleek beauties now, at
>least i have the memories*sigh*
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Kent J. Miller <Bushwacker4@prodigy.net>
>To: Spridgets <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 11:04 PM
>Subject: Fw: Sweet Sounds
>
>
>> Isn't that the same sound as a P-51 Mustang? I saw one running full bore
>at
>> treetop level a few years back. You could see the red circle of the prop
>> tips!
>>
>> Kent
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: rob thomas <rob@thomasr.greatxscape.net>
>> To: Toby Atwater <tob.sprite.landcruiser@home.com>
>> Cc: spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 4:24 AM
>> Subject: Re: Sweet Sounds
>>
>>
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Toby Atwater <tob.sprite.landcruiser@home.com>
>> >
>> > > Hey on that note.... does anybody know of a CD with different car
>sounds
>> > on
>> > > it? I think a CD with a full hour of different exotic sounding cars
>> would
>> > be
>> > > awesome... Don't know if it exists tho... I have made some recordings
>of
>> > my
>> > > car they can be heard here:
>> > >
>> > > I am here listening to them at work... I can't drive my sprite, the
>head
>> > is
>> > > in the machine shop... but I can at least listen to it.
>> > >
>> > When I am teaching pilot refresher courses at East Midlands airport, I
>am
>> > near to Castle Donnington racetrack and you occasionally get some nice
>> > sounding cars winding up to the red-line on the straight that runs past
>> the
>> > offices. Better than that is the sound of the Supermarine Spitfire that
>> is
>> > based at East Mids. Everyone stops working. The windows get packed
>with
>> > people straining to see her climb out and do a high speed/low level run
>> past
>> > the terminal building. Strange how the sound of a RR Merlin can get so
>> many
>> > people of all different interests to stop talking and just listen.
>> > Sorry but you can keep your 14000 rpm Indy cars and you jap motorbikes,
>> > there's nothing better than a Spit being given a good workout (unless
>its
>> a
>> > Mosquito - engine overkill !!!)
>> >
>> > Rob Thomas.
>> > (Buzzed by one at treetop height at Popham airfield when just a
>teenager.
>> > An experience to cherish for ever)
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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